Mac Pro 5,1 Bootcamp Rant

So it looks like bootcamp for the Mac pro 5,1 doesn't support booting from usb, OS's greater than windows 7 and doesn't support software or hardware raids. Why is this? Is there a way around this? Seems strange considering windows 10 has very good support for older hardware and raids. Booting from a usb drive has been around almost as long as usb drives have been around. Seems like it has more to do with lazy programming from apple in regards to the EFI? Is there any hardware raid cards that people have gotten to work with bootcamp? Overall looking for any feedback to create a solid bootcamp experience.

I'd suggest doing a clean install from a USB drive using Microsoft's media creation tool. Yanking all the Mac drives from the machine beforehand is a good idea so the Windows installer doesn't mess with them (have only your "C" drive physically in the Mac during the install).

I don't think most people know about that last bit. If you don't get that updated driver, VSS is broken, and you won't be able to use Windows Backup/Restore and you won't be able to make or use System Restore Points.

So it looks like bootcamp for the Mac pro 5,1 doesn't support booting from usb, OS's greater than windows 7 and doesn't support software or hardware raids. Why is this? Is there a way around this? Seems strange considering windows 10 has very good support for older hardware and raids. Booting from a usb drive has been around almost as long as usb drives have been around. Seems like it has more to do with lazy programming from apple in regards to the EFI? Is there any hardware raid cards that people have gotten to work with bootcamp? Overall looking for any feedback to create a solid bootcamp experience.

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A GTX680 Mac Edition will not run Windows in EFI mode for example. It'll boot fine and as soon as nvidia driver gets installed, BAM, black screen.

You need to post your specs to get an informed answer. Update your signature and then we can better help.
A GTX680 Mac Edition will not run Windows in EFI mode for example. It'll boot fine and as soon as nvidia driver gets installed, BAM, black screen.

I’m sure that’s what I did actually. Installed on a ‘real’ PC. Installed all Windows updates and Bootcamp drivers, (took an age), and popped the drive in a Mac and all is well. But maybe I was lucky?

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Wow, that is very lucky and almost beyond my ability to imagine. Maybe if the PC had an Intel chipset on the motherboard from the same family. From what I understand, the chipset is usually the hangup.

My Mac Pro is Killing me in Bootcamp: I am trying to install, but it seems bootcamp does not take USB Sticks on the 5,1? I also can't boot into the Windows 10 Stick I created with the MS Media Creation Tool via Win 10 in VMWare. What is the best way to get Windows running on there?

My Mac Pro is Killing me in Bootcamp: I am trying to install, but it seems bootcamp does not take USB Sticks on the 5,1? I also can't boot into the Windows 10 Stick I created with the MS Media Creation Tool via Win 10 in VMWare. What is the best way to get Windows running on there?

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Yeah I even edited bootcamp assistant to allow me to make a usb drive. It's not possible. After spending two days trying to get it to work i decided it was time to buy some blank dvd's.

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For everyone else is it possible to get a pcie raid setup working in bootcamp? Right now this Sata 2 factor is killing me! Perhaps by use of a high end pcie hardware raid controller card?

For me it is less than the creation, it is the fact it won't even boot of the USB I already created in Windows running on a VM!

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You plug that into the native USB port, right? From memory, some guys can do that here. I have plenty of DVD, but no spare USB stick, so, it's much easier for me to burn the disk, and I didn't try the USB method yet.

Wow, that is very lucky and almost beyond my ability to imagine. Maybe if the PC had an Intel chipset on the motherboard from the same family. From what I understand, the chipset is usually the hangup.

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I don’t know how it worked, but I’m happy it did. I tried it because I had a problem going the official route strangely enough. That same install I have upgraded all the way to the latest Win10.
I did have to phone MS at one stage though as I got a small message that told me my OS wasn’t genuine when it was.

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